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My THOUGHTS on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker SPOILER REVIEW Tessa Netting

I agreed with so much in this video I needed to put down some quotes:

Adam Driver is perfection. The way he acted differently and made us understand and love Ben Solo without saying a single word is incredible. I love that all it took was for Ben Solo to hear that he was loved. Leia calling out to him. Rey telling him that she wanted to take his hand, Ben’s hand. And Han forgiving him and telling him to come back home. Ben Solo running into battle in order to save the woman he loves in his good boy sweater with just a blaster is the most Han Solo shit. 

I love that Reylo is canon. I can’t believe that my crack ship from Force Awakens is canon. What universe is this? God bless.

I love their kiss. I love Ben’s little smile after the kiss.

The lightsaber battles in the sequel trilogy are so much better than any other lightsaber battle.

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Rey being a Palpatine makes it feel like according to Star Wars women can only be powerful if they’re related to a powerful man. Rey Nobody is a superior Rey. I hate that Luke and Leia knew that Rey was a Palpatine this whole time and were like fine with training her but then they gave up on Ben. You’re telling me that Luke and Leia had more faith in the granddaughter of Palpatine then their own son/nephew. I refuse to believe this. 

Rey should not in anyway feel grateful for being abandoned.

I hate that Kylo fixed his helmet. I couldn’t see Adam Driver’s face and I felt like it was a step backwards in Kylo and Rey’s relationship.

I hate that they didn’t show us the vision of Kylo and Dark Rey on the throne.

I hate that all the Jedi’s were calling out to Rey when Ben was just like in the pit. Like Anakin talk to your grandson.

I hate that Rey and Ben didn’t team up and kill Palpatine together. When they both lifted their blue lightsabers, I was like oh shit here it comes. And then nothing? They just got defeated immediately. And Ben just got thrown into a pit. Why didn’t Rey and Ben the literal “Last Skywalker” rise together. Rise Skywalker. And instead of Rey crossing both lightsabers Rey and Ben cross their lightsabers like they’ve been doing in every single promo image. You think that they’re against each other but them actually crossing their lightsabers in unity.

I hate that Ben didn’t get to say anything to Rey after he was redeemed. He literally had no lines after becoming Ben Solo. He could have at least said be with me when he was putting his life force into her.

I also hate that Rey had no reaction to Ben dying. No one honors him. No one remembers him. No one like even mentions that he died. There is no acknowledgment of his death. Darth Vader got a funeral Ben Solo gets nothing.

I hate that Ben didn’t kill his fellow students at Luke’s Jedi’ academy but you wouldn’t know that unless you read a comic book.

I hate that Rose was completely screwed over, ignored, and written out of this movie.

I hate that Finnpoe was not endgame. I hate that Finn just like screamed after Rey this whole movie. It’s like they erased his whole arc and personality. Finn Rey is busy go talk to your husband.

I hate that Rey’s hair was in buns again.

I hate that this movie felt like two movies crammed into one.

I hate the ending. Rey is not a Skywalker. Why does she say Rey Skywalker?  Why not anything else?  Why not Rey Solo? Han was like a father to her, Leia was her master, Ben was her soulmate. The whole Solo family meant so much to her, so much more than Luke. Or even better just answer Rey. Just Rey.

I hate that at the end of the Skywalker saga all the Skywalkers are dead. Where is the hope? Why am I so sad? I shouldn’t feel sad. This should be like a culmination, a conclusion. And I just hate that this is the last movie. The story doesn’t feel complete for some reason. This doesn’t feel like the end.

I wanted Ben to be redeemed earlier in the movie so that we could have more time with Ben Solo.

I wanted a Ben and Anakin moment.

I wanted Ben Solo to pilot the Millennium Falcon.

I wanted Rey and Ben to have a happy ending.

Ben Solo was named after Leia’s only hope. In TLJ Rey said that Ben Solo was their only hope. Ben Solo is hope. Without that hope like what was the point? Also why does redemption have to equal death? I want to see forgiveness and atonement. Ben over coming his past and making up for it the rest of his life. Seeing him actively make the galaxy better. And love being strong enough save him.